Tag: Military
Pakistan ranked at 22 on list of most powerful countries
Pakistan has dropped two positions to number 22 in the list of most powerful countries in the world, leaving Singapore, Spain, and Brazil behind...
Media faces threats, abductions ahead of polls
--ISPR DG denies journalists being intimidated, says military committed to democratic civilian rule
ISLAMABAD: When the military spokesman held a press conference earlier this month...
Iraq bombs meeting of Islamic State leaders in Syria: military
BAGHDAD: Iraq has launched an air attack on a gathering of Islamic State leaders inside neighboring Syria, killing 45 members of the hardline militant...
US military to help prosecute migrant cases
WASHINGTON: US military lawyers will help civilian prosecutors handle cases against undocumented migrants, the Defense Department said Wednesday, in a rare use of armed...
International watchdog says military is intimidating reporters
Pakistan’s military is strong-arming the media in an attempt to stifle criticism of its behind-the-scenes political power ahead of next month’s elections, an international...
PML-N willing to work with military if voted into power: Mushahid
LAHORE: Chairman of the newly constituted media cell of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Senator Mushahid Hussain Syed has said that if PML-N is...
No homecoming for Musharraf: Khursheed Shah
PANO AQIL: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Syed Khursheed Shah on Friday said that former President General (r) Pervez Musharraf would not be coming...
Imran Khan woos turncoats
At least 248 politicians have switched sides in four months
Pakistan’s military has been accused of political engineering
Pakistan’s politicians are defecting in increasing...
Election to test Pakistan democracy amid allegations of military interference
ISLAMABAD: Intensifying allegations of military interference threaten to cast a shadow over Pakistan’s general election on July 25, a historic event that will mark...
A war of nerves between military and Sharif: report
Pakistan’s oldest and most prestigious newspaper, Dawn, is feeling the squeeze, weeks before a general election.
Its distribution remains suspended across large parts of urban...
Terror strikes again
--FC foils terror bid in Quetta, killing all five terrorists
--One terrorist killed in Nowshera, 14 injured
--Thursday’s attacks in retaliation of operation...
Blow after blow dims re-election hopes of PML-N
ISLAMABAD: Reeling from clashes with the judiciary and hobbled by media restrictions linked to the powerful military, the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz's (PML-N) once-wide...
Hundreds gather in Bangkok to issue ultimatum to military government
BANGKOK: Hundreds gathered at a Bangkok university on Saturday to deliver an ultimatum to Thailand's military government, the latest in a series of anti-government...
PM Abbasi discusses bilateral relations with Turkish general
Gen Bajwa, Turkish army chief discuss defence cooperation
ISLAMABAD: Chief of General Staff of the Republic of Turkey, General Hulusi Akar called on Prime Minister Shahid...
India named one of the top five military spenders
-SIPRI report says India has region's second-largest defence budget after China
NEW DELHI: India is one of the world’s five biggest military spenders with a defence...
Myanmar military assures UN of ‘harsh’ action on sexual assault
SITTWE: Myanmar’s military has assured the United Nations of ‘harsh’ action against perpetrators of sexual violence, state media reported on Tuesday, as UN envoys...
PM Abbasi attends 24-country military drill in KSA
ALJUBAIL: Prime Minister (PM) Shahid Khaqan Abbasi along with several other world leaders on Monday witnessed a grand closing ceremony of an unprecedented 24-country...
